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Modern Spain and the Sephardim

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"This book scrutinizes the hitherto-unchallenged idea of the Sephardic identity as a mix of Spaniard and Jew. Ojeda-Mata examines the processes by which this conceptualization of the Sephardim developed from the nineteenth century onward and the consequences of this conceptualization for Sephardic Jews during World War II and in the present day"-- Provided by publisher.

Title Modern Spain and the Sephardim : legitimizing identities / Maite Ojeda-Mata.
Publisher Lanham, Maryland : Lexington Books
Creation Date 2018
Notes Includes bibliographical references and index.
Content Introduction: On legitimizing identities -- 1. The legacy of modernity for the Jews in Spain -- 2. The Sephardim and Spanish colonialism in Morocco and the Eastern Mediterranean -- 3. Sephardic Jews in Spain -- 4. The management of socio-religious differences -- 5. Persecution and expulsion during the early years of the Franco dictatorship -- 6. Spain and the Sephardim during World War II -- 7. Epilogue: The 2015 law granting Spanish citizenship to Sephardic Jews of Spanish origin.
Series Lexington Studies in Modern Jewish History, Historiography, and Memory
Extent 1 online resource (260 pages).
Language English
Copyright Date ©2018
National Library system number 997011505276305171
MARC RECORDS
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